Creative Lead – Prop Trading
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£33,400
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2142 (70% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £33,400, and ThinkMarkets is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2494 (Advertising accounts managers and creative directors). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2142 Graphic and multimedia designers Most likely code | £33,400 | £33,400 | £33,400 | £33,400 |
2494 Advertising accounts managers and creative directors Also possible | £33,400 | £36,800 | £41,400 | £46,000 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Backed by ThinkMarkets' market expertise and infrastructure, ThinkCapital is our prop trading evaluation business, providing aspiring traders with access to a broad range of trading products within a simulated trading environment. Our mission is to simplify the trading journey by combining smart technology with trusted support, giving traders the tools, education and opportunities to develop their skills and elevate their trading potential.
We are seeking a Creative Lead to join our Marketing team, taking ownership of creative for our growing prop trading business and strengthening its brand identity across channels. This is a hands-on creative role, responsible for translating business objectives into compelling concepts and high-quality visual and multimedia content that engages traders and supports our wider marketing initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Creative Development & Execution
- Take a hands-on role in developing and executing creative concepts aligned with brand and marketing objectives.
- Own the creative process from concept through delivery, ensuring quality and consistency across channels.
- Provide creative direction, feedback and support to designers and other creative team members.
- Use performance data, testing and emerging creative trends to continuously improve content and campaign effectiveness.
- Develop digital-first creative for paid acquisition and performance campaigns, focused on driving engagement and conversion.
- Develop engaging multimedia content across trading education, market insights, product, brand and trader-focused campaigns.
- Use AI creative tools across ideation, design, image generation, video production and content development.
- Use AI and automation to improve production efficiency and scale creative output without compromising quality.
- Support AI-enabled creative workflows, including agents, integrations and automations where relevant.
- Work closely with Performance Marketing, Social Media, Content, CRM, Affiliates and wider Marketing teams to deliver creative against campaign and business requirements.
- Manage multiple creative briefs and priorities within a fast-paced marketing environment.
- Maintain strong attention to detail and quality control across all creative deliverables.
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Digital Media, Marketing, Fine Arts, or a related creative discipline.
- 3–5 years of experience in creative roles, with experience leading creative projects and providing direction to other creatives.
- Strong understanding of brand development, visual storytelling and creative strategy.
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent industry-standard creative tools.
- Experience developing digital-first creative across paid media, social, web and video.
- Experience using AI creative tools within professional workflows.
- Strong project management, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating creative thinking, storytelling and a broad range of digital work.
- Experience within trading, prop trading, fintech, gaming, betting or another high-growth digital consumer industry.
- Experience developing or configuring AI-enabled creative workflows, including agents, integrations or automations.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with ThinkMarkets, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Graphic and multimedia designers (SOC 2142) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~50k in sample- Middle half £28,860–41,912
- Median £33,800
- Minimum £41,700
- Going rate £33,400
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. ThinkMarkets holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2142 going rate of £33,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.